Transparent section waver



April 4, 1939. M. E. LANGLOIS TRANSPARENT SECTION WAVER Filed Jan. 5, 1938 v///////// /////////l ///l IN VENT OR.

ev- ATTORNEYS Patented Apr. 4, 1939 UNITED STATES PATENT OFFICE Application January 5,

Claims.

This invention relates toa device for assisting in waving or otherwise dressing the hair.

In the art of hair dressing, it is sometimes desirable to wave part of the persons hair in one operation and then wave another part of the hair in another operation. When this is done, it is desirable that the wave in the part of the hair waved later should be properly alined with and matched up with the wave in the part waved rst. Yet it is also desirable to cover that part of the hair already waved, during the subsequent waving operation on another part of the hair, in order to prevent disarrangement of or damage to the wave already set in the rst part of the hair. Such protective covering, as heretofore used, has commonly been an opaque sheet, such as a towel, which makes it difficult or impossible for the operator to see the wave already set in part of the hair, while the wave is being put in the subsequent part or section of the hair.

An object of the present invention is to overcome the diiculties inherent in the prior practice and to provide an improved and more satisvfactory article for holding and protecting the section of the hair already waved, while a wave is being put in another section, the holder or protector being transparent so that the operator may at all times see the wave already set in one section and may easily correlate or aline the wave in the other section` with the previous wave already set.

Another object of the invention is the provision of such a holder or protector which is simple and inexpensive to manufacture, easy to use, and sturdy so that it will not readily tear or be darnaged.

To these and other .ends the invention resides in certain improvements and combinations of parts, all as will be hereinafter more fully described, the novel features being pointed out in the claims at the end of the specification.

In the drawing:

Fig. 1 is a perspective view of the device in use on a persons head;

Fig. 2 is a plan of the device;

Fig. 3 is a fragmentary plan of one corner thereof showing additional details, and

Fig. 4 is a section taken substantially on the line 4-4 of Fig. 3.

The same reference numerals throughout the several views indicate the same parts.

In the illustrative embodiment of the invention here disclosed as a preferred example, there is provided a generally triangular sheet II of any 55 suitable transparent sheeting such as Cello- 1938, Serial No. 183,505

phane or Kodapak, or the like. All three sides of the triangular sheet may be substantially straight, if desired, but it is preferred to make two of the sides substantially straight and the third side slightly bowed or curved, as illustrated in Fig. 2. This permits either the curved side or one of the straight sides to be used across the top or side of the persons head, as the dividing line between the wave already set and the wave yet to be set, depending on the particular requirements of each individual case.

In the preferred form, all three sides of the transparent sheeting I I are folded over upon themselves as at I3 (Fig. 4) and stitched or otherwise secured to the main body as at I5, at some distance from the folded edge, thus leaving a hem or space through which a cord or tape I'l is run. Preferably a fiat narrow tape is used, and preferably it is slidable longitudinally through the hem. If desired, however, the marginal edge of the sheet along one or more sides may be folded over the tape Il, and stitched through the tape as shown at I 5a along the curved side of Fig. 2, thus holding the tape against longitudinal sliding.

The tapes extend out through the ends of the hems I3, as shown in Figs. 2 and 3, and the tapes from each two adjacent sides of the triangular sheet are fastened to each other and to a spring clip or clamp I9, as shown.

In use, the operator waves one section of the customers hair, and then places the present device over that part of the hair already waved, preparatory to waving the next section. One of the side edges of the device is placed approximately along the dividing line between the section already waved and the section to be waved, either a straight or a curved side of the device being selected to form this parting line according to requirements. All three of the spring clips or clamps I9 may be clipped to the customers dress or bib to hold the device in place on the customers head, or if preferred, only one of the spring clips may be attached to the customers dress or bib and the customer may be asked to hold the other two corners of the device with her hands. In either event, the device serves to protect the section of the hair already waved from being accidentally disarranged, and yet permits the operator to correlate the curls of the next section to be waved properly with those of the section already waved, alining them properly in rows, or in any other desired formation.

If the hair is to be waved in three sections, then after the second section has been waved, the device may be moved so that it covers both of the sections already waved, and leaves exposed only the section still to be waved.

As an example of one of the many ways in which the device may be used, it is shown in Fig. 1 as applied to the head of a Woman, a portion of whose hair has been parted and carried upwardly, as indicated diagrammatically at 3|, while another portion is carried downwardly from the part and curled at some distance below the part, as at 33. When the curls 33 are completed, the sheet Il is applied to the head with one edge of the sheet approximately along the part, and covers the curls 33, the spring clips I9 being fastened to the Womans dress or bib, or held by hand.

Then the portion 3| of hair is combed over, in the direction of the arrow 35, into overlying relation to the transparent sheet Il, and is waved or curled. During the waving operation on this portion of the hair, the previously set curls 33 are protected by the sheet Il from damage or disarrangement by the comb, yet the operator may run the comb freely and vigorously through the overlying hair, if necessary, with complete assurance that the teeth of the comb will slide easily over the smooth sheet I l and will not penetrate it or disturb the underlying hair. Also the operator may at all times keep the underlying curls 33 in view through the transparent sheet II while the wave is being placed in the overlying hair 3l, so this overlying wave may be properly alined and matched up with the underlying curls 33. When the overlying wave is completed, the sheet Il is withdrawn.

It is noted that the cloth tapes Il take all of the stress or pull exerted from one clip I9 to another during use, and these tapes, being relatively strong, are well adapted to withstand such pull. No substantial stress is placed upon the transparent sheeting material itself, and thus danger of tearing or damaging the transparent sheeting is avoided by the use of these tapes.

While one embodiment of the invention has been disclosed, it is to be understood that the inventive idea may be carried out in a number of ways. 'Ihis application is therefore not to be limited to the precise details described, but is intended to cover all variations and modifications thereof falling within the spirit of the invention or the scope of the appended claims.

I claim:

1. A device for holding a waved section of hair while another section thereof is being waved, comprising a generally triangular piece of transparent sheeting to be placed in a single layer over the section of the hair that has been waved while leaving the unwaved section uncovered, and holding means associated with the corners thereof.

2. A device for holding a waved section of hair while another section thereof is being waved, comprising a generally triangular piece of transparent sheeting to be placed over the section of the hair that has been waved with one edge of said piece extending along the dividing line between the waved section and the unwaved section, a hem along at least one edge thereof, a flexible member extending along said edge through said hem, and a pair of spring clips connected to said iiexible member adjacent opposite ends thereof.

3. A device for holding a waved section of hair while another section thereof is being waved, comprising a generally triangular piece of transparent sheeting having one edge substantially straight and one edge slightly curved concavely, a tape extending along each of said edges, and fastening means secured to said tape adjacent the corners of said sheeting.

4. A device for holding a waved section of hair while another section thereof is being waved, comprising a generally triangular piece of transparent sheeting, a hem extending along each of the three main edges of said sheeting, tapes extending through said hems and slidable longitudinally therein, and holding means secured to said tapes adjacent the corners of said sheeting.

5. A device for holding a waved section of hair while another section thereof is being waved, comprising a generally triangular piece of transparent sheeting, a hem extending along each of the three main edges of said sheeting, tapes extending through said hems and slidable longitudinally therein, and three spring clamps each secured to one end of the tape extending along one side of said sheeting and to the corresponding end of the tape extending along an adjacent side of the sheeting.

MARY ELLEN LANGLOIS. 

